Saint Alphonsus High School - Arrow Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Students Are Fascinated With Lan ua e Mrs. Gugala greets her class with “Buenos dias, Como esta usted?” “Bien, y tu?” re- sponds the first year Spanish class. A few chuckles are heard from the third year Span- ish class as they listen to Spanish anecdotes knowing that they have achieved the art of speaking and understanding Spanish. “Comment allez vous?” asks Mr. Headley. “Tres bien merci,” twenty-three voices an- swer. The second year French class produces a skit to delight its audience. They learn to converse with one another in French and in turn discover the French culture. With the help of Sister Harold, the Latin class is reading an account of a family in Pompey. Latin is made tremendously more alive with this study of the ancient Roman Empire here at St. Alphonsus.

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Satisfaction Found Mathematics performs a diverse number of functions for different people. New roles for math are always being discovered. It is up to the individual mathematician to select the role he wishes math to play in his life. Math can be a tool that is useful in answer- ing questions. Basic computations and arith- metic problems are used by people many times. Mathematicians also can transform math into a game. It is made up of rules that must be followed. A sense of achievement can be at- tained not from winning but from discovering. No one can deny that math is science. It presents problems that must be solved by a logical process of reasoning. It is ever chang- ing and advancing. To others math is an art. New postulates and concepts are always be- ing created. Much satisfaction and excitement is gained from this creativity. Finally, math is a language. It has a special set of symbols that is all its own. No matter how it is used, math communicates ideas to other people. by Discovering, Math ABOVE: Mrs. Davey explains mathematical con- cepts to her geometry class. LEFT: Bob Malkiewicz explains the workings of a truth table to Cindy Baker and Ronald Fisher. FAR LEFT: Pat Mick listens with interest as Sister Cyrenia gives a few points on graphing inequalities. ABOVE LEFT: Sister Rose Margaret keeps a watchful eye as Paul Kline explains a math assignment. 21

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ABOVE LEFT: Ed LeDuc discovers a certain area of old Rome. LEFT: Mrs. Gugala shows Helen Weeks, Hortensia Gonzales and Steve Pacitto that Spanish can be fun by reading Spanish comic books. TOP: With the help of Mr. Headley, Gerry Ezakir- ian, Steve Laczynski, and Joann Rashid perform a French play. ABOVE: The use of language tapes is proven worthwhile by Carol Hochstein, Alex Bauer, and Lisa Bendy. 23